all as a part of nsa's internal over site and compliance efforts. critics say it's ingrained in the system. >> a lot of what happens in the agency even the nsa is a refreks from the culture from the top. you have a president and administration that revels in bei going beyond the box if you will that they are limited to by law. and i think that seeped all of the way down into the nsa. >> just last week if you remember the president reminding the american people of the legality of the program. >> now, keep in mind that as a senator i expressed a healthy skepticism about these programs. as president i have taken steps to make sure that they have strong over sight by all three branchs of government. >> the chief judge of the report reportedly said the court doesn't have the tools to check if the government breaks the sur ray lens scho -- sur slains too. >> edward snowden saying in a new statement that journalists have been misled about his legal situation by people associated with his father. he said quote, i asked journalists to understand they do not